4:26 PM,
Dec. 6, 2012

An emerald Ash Borer that died on its way out through an ash tree bark.

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The town of Greece has been awarded a $78,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service in order to plant as many as 200 new trees.

According to the town, the trees will replace ash trees that are susceptible to infestation of the emerald ash borer. As part of the town's ongoing emerald ash borer management plan, 200 ash trees along water bodies in northern Greece will be removed and ground into mulch by town crews.

The emerald ash borer is an Asian beetle that infests and kills North American ash species, including green, white, black and blue ash. Most trees die within four years of becoming infected by ...